How to Read EpT Test Results

It's the job of your home pregnancy test to tell you if you are pregnant. But with the one line, two line, pink line, blue line results, it is often difficult to read and understand them. Results can be marred if you don't take the test at a specific time on a specific day. With better understanding of the human body through modern science, pregnancy tests are becoming more accurate, less restricting and easier to read.

Things You'll Need

  • EpT test
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Instructions

  1. Instructions for the EpT Plus/Minus Test

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      Remove the purple cap from your EpT Plus/Minus pregnancy test stick.

    • 2

      Hold the EpT stick in your urine stream for five seconds. If you prefer to collect your urine in a clean container, dip your EpT test stick in the urine for 20 seconds.

    • 3

      Place the EpT stick on the bathroom counter, or any other flat surface, with the result window facing up. Wait three minutes, then check the results.

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      Read your results. The Plus/Minus test will have a "+" (plus) or a "-" (minus) sign in the oval window to indicate test results. A "+" (plus) sign means you are pregnant. A "-"(minus) sign means you are not pregnant.

    Instructions for the EpT Certainty Test

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      Insert your EpT test stick into the holder by lining up the purple arrows. When you hear a click, the test stick and the holder are properly aligned.

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      Hold the tip of your EpT pregnancy test stick in your urine stream for seven seconds. If you prefer to collect your urine in a clean container, dip your EpT test stick into the urine for 15 seconds.

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      Hold the EpT pregnancy test stick with the absorbent tip facing down after you have finished urinating. Hold your test like this until your results are ready, about three minutes. Your test will read "Test Ready" within 30 seconds of urinating on it.

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      Read your results. After three minutes, your EpT pregnancy test will display the words "Pregnant" or "Not Pregnant."

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